Greece and Turkey miss telephone reach in Europe
The Express notes that Greece and Turkey are the only European areas without telephone penetration. A state imposes an 18 month prison penalty for deception in horse dealing. Umbrella repairmen in Pennsylvania earn 4000 dollars after being injured by an engine. Spain’s 19 million population includes 8 million unemployed, 100,000 beggars, and two thirds illiterate.
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Greece
Turkey
Europe
Pennsylvania
Spain
First US patent granted to Maryies of South Killingly Conn
The first patent in U S history is believed granted in 1809 to Miss Maryies of South Killingly Connecticut for weaving straw with a thread.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Maryies
South Killingly, Conn
Chauncey Depew Retires as NY Central President
Chauncey Depew steps down from the presidency of the New York Central railway and becomes chairman of the board of directors for all Vanderbilts roads, ensuring no loss in status or influence across the rail empire.
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Chauncey Depew
New York Central Railway
Vanderbilt Roads
Cuban Debt Totaled at 289 Million Says Treasury
Deputy Assistant Treasurer Muhleman of the U S subtreasury in New York has compiled the total Cuban debt and states it amounts to 289000000 dollars. The figure reflects the outstanding obligations tied to the purchase discussion.
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Cuba
Muhleman
United States
New York
Government to Gather Lightning Damage Statistics
The weather bureau plans to compile statistics on the number of houses struck by lightning in a year, the losses incurred, surrounding circumstances, and other data useful to the government.
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United States
Weather Bureau
Men who marry cooks exchange rules and realities
The article argues that marriage certainty rarely exists before vows. It warns men may marry a cook only to discover she is a cooking-school graduate, a distinction it deems fundamentally different from a trained cook.
Cornell Proposal Urges Student Letter Exchange
The proposal from Cornell University suggests that young students in one region should exchange letters with peers in another. It notes sex-appropriate selection and hints at exchanging topics beyond geography climate and social conditions.
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Cornell University
San Francisco Skyscrapers Prove Safe in First Big Earthquake
The 1849 Argonauts feared two story California buildings due to quakes but recent exemptions allowed skyscrapers in San Francisco. They faced their first genuine shake and, by all accounts, stood up credibly and without major damage.
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Argonauts
California
San Francisco
Russia Faces Balance of Peace and War Troops in Europe
The text notes about one million Russian soldiers on a peace footing and two and a half million on a war footing. It suggests Russia would hold first rank in Europe during a defensive war, as in the Napoleonic era, but warns that in a potential conflict with eastern neighbors its forces could be matched or surpassed by an eastern army.
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Russia
Taiya Heights
Stone House
St. Louis Doctor urges babies have room to kick
A St. Louis physician, described as an old bachelor, campaigns to end dressing infants in long clothes He argues that ample leg room is essential for proper development and that restricting a baby's ability to kick breaks republican principles and should be stopped.
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St. Louis
Silver Ink Tray Used by Henry Clay in Speaker’s Chair
A silver box shaped ink tray sits on the speaker’s desk before each day’s session and is removed after adjournment to the speaker’s room. It holds three small bottles red ink black ink and drying sand and recalls Henry Clay’s time in the speaker’s chair.
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House of Representatives
Washington
House
Henry Clay
Jimmie Michael to Be Paid 15000 for Six Races
The text notes Jimmie Michael will give up cycling to become a jockey and be paid 15000 in cash for six bicycle races in July and August. It argues the top professional sportsman earns similar money, suggesting few careers offer such pay.
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Jimmie ‘Michael
Floods reveal river risks in repeated season surge
The writer laments annual river floods that destroy lives and property and criticizes building along flood plains. He argues that once a high water mark is recorded it should prompt safer actions for at least a year, noting people rarely learn from others' experiences.
What Are Young People Made Of Today asks Tribune
The New York Tribune ponders why youth dread poverty and questions the worth of romance. It argues a modest start in life with simple wishes often leads to lasting prosperity, while wealthy marriages may disappoint.
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The
New York Tribune
Congress Deliberates Cuban Independence And War Talk
Summary of the Fifty Fifth Congress first regular session with action on Cuban independence bills and a joint resolution to deploy U S warships to Havana. Senate discussed sundry civil appropriations while the house featured Gen Grosvenor’s push for war and criticism of the president. Adjournment set for the 11th.
President Delays Cuban Message Amid Peace Efforts
The Cuban message will be held until November 11 or later after Consul General Lee urges caution to avoid a massacre of Americans. Senator Morrill and wife mark his 88th birthday as European envoys press McKinley for peace while Spain signals no new talks.
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Congress
Lee
Washington
Morrill
Vermont
Austria-Hungary
Germany
France
Great Britain
Italy
Russia
McKinley
Spain
Cuba
Madrid
Copenhagen
Christian IX
Denmark
Tokio
Japan
San Juan de Porto Rico
St. Thomas
Blanco
United States
Anatolia
Turkey
Porto Ricn
Virginia
Business Failures and Trade Figures Show Weekly Shifts
In the week ending the 8th the United States saw 232 business failures, up from 220 the prior week and 252 in the same period last year. Clearing houses reported aggregate exchanges of 1 281 207 662 dollars, up from 1 106 058 142 dollars, a 26.3 percent rise versus 1897. Ward line steamship scrapped its New York Havana service. Rebecca Van Zandt died in Seneca Falls at 106. Vietor village suffered a major fire destroying its business portion. Henry Gilson and Conrad Giles were fatally wounded in a knife fight near Sharon, Pennsylvania.
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United States
Ward Line Steamship Company
New York
Havana
Rebecca van Zandt
Seneca Falls
N. Y
Vietor
N.Y
Henry Gilson
Conrad Giles
Sharon
Disturbing Disaster and Deaths Reported Across States
Reports from Columbus Savannah Dayton St Louis and other locations detail fatalities and violent incidents. Notable deaths include George Stout from a prize fight in Philadelphia and Engineer L Openheim a train explosion victim. arson and homicide cases appear in Illinois Missouri Michigan and Tennessee.
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Columbus
George Stout
Philadelphia
Oscar Gardner
Savannah
Bristow Graham
Ben Wilson
Florida
Chilkoot Pass
Alaska
Dayton
J. McLain Smith
Evening Press
S. S. Turner
Iront Royal
Illinois
Arbor Diay
Great Falls
Mont
L. Openheim
Charles W. Cockrell
Dbrakeman
A. J. Martin
Key West
Gen. Tee
Washington
Havana
St. Louis
John Cella
Henry Carter
John McGhee
Joseph
Henry
Ernest Howard
James Murrand
Thomas
McGhee
Tenn
State Guard
Spain
Skaguay
Chilkat Pass
Frances E. Willard
Graceland Cemetery
Chicago
John
Jeremiah Ryan
Elgin
Margaret
Mather
Elmwood Cemetery
Detroit
Mich
Kenton
Michael McCann
Fire destroys business section at Morton Mississippi
Fire wiped out the business portion of Morton Mississippi. The Illinois law declaring it illegal to use coloring matter in battering has been declared unconstitutional. Mrs. Jacob Hiller aged 107 died at Elkton Michigan and her husband aged 109 was very ill. They had been married 89 years.
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Morton, Miss
Illinois
Jacob Hiller
Elkton
Mich
Dentm
Detroit
Michigan
Hiller
Eightieth Birthday of King Christian IX Celebrated in Copenhagen
Aged Danish monarch King Christian IX marks his eightieth birthday with public celebration in Copenhagen. The report notes a ceremonial tone and royal observances across the capital.
Senate debate on Cuba war resolutions spurs emergency action
The president's message on the Cuban ban question was read in the Senate on the 11th. Senator Butler of North Carolina offered a resolution declaring the Maine destruction an act of war by Spain, demanding Spain withdraw forces and authorizing the president to use the full U S forces if needed. The message was referred to the foreign affairs committee. In the House the message was referred to foreign affairs without debate.
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United States
Senate
Butler
N. C
Maine
Spain
Cuba
Committee On Foreign Affairs
House
South Dakota
MccKinley
Congress
Thomas Trinneers
Bruce
Wis
Oxford Junction
Alfonso Elkey
Seymour
Alfred Dolge & Son
Dolgeville
N. Y
Jesse G. Jones
Minneapolis
Lakewood Cemetery
Lewis Campbell
Hopkinsville
Michael Judge
Monroe
Dudley Winston
Chicago Civil Service Commission
Peekskill
N.Y
Lakewood
N. J
Minor News Items Snapshot Across Countries and Figures
Forty seven women lawyers graduated in New York City. Four men jailed for burglary at Marysville Kane killed jailer B C Batterson and escaped. Jules Verne, age seventy, credits herbs and eggs for health. China lifts steam navigation limits on internal waterways. Franz Joseph Dohmen from Austin Texas tops Texas University seniors though blind. This year mirrors 1887 calendar with Saturday years and February 28. Paris charity legacy of 3 million francs to Animal Society. Col Amos Webster donates US garrison flag from Appomattox. France naturalizes 15 000 with 1 156 Italians. Father Chidwick advanced to lieutenant in US Navy. Gen William P Hardin dies at 81. Outlaw Dick West killed near Guthrie Oklahoma Territory. McKinley to speak at Key monument unveiling moved to August 9.
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New York City
Marysville
Kane
B. C. Batterson
Jules Verne
China
Franz Joseph Dohmen
Austin
Tex
University of Texas
Paris
Society For the Prevention of Cruelty
Chassegros
Amos Webster
Boston
Massachusetts
United States
Grant
Appomattox
France
Father Chidwick
Maine
New York
Washington
United States Navy
William P. Hardin
Bright
Dick West
Guthrie
O. T
McKinley
Frederick
Spain Faces Fast Choice Between War Abroad and Revolution at Home
Madrid reports turmoil after Cuba hostilities pause. A crowd near the presidency shouted Viva Espana and Viva Cuba as Senor Aguilera, the civil governor, urged calm. Police held fast while the Puerto del Sol crowd grew restless, longing for order and military restraint.
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Madrid
Spain
Cuba
Gen. Castelvi
France
Iotel de
Paris
Senor Aguilera
Puerto del Sol
Avalanche in Chilkat pass leaves many missing
Seattle reports 69 dead and 150 missing from the Alaska avalanche in Chilkat pass. Rescue teams work around the clock, focusing on the slide outskirts while the 50 foot deep, 150 yard long main body remains untouched and at risk of hiding more victims.
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Seattle
Wash
Alaska
Chilkat Pass
Armistice debate and Cuban crisis influence prompt moves
Reports describe post midnight demonstrations at the Military club and liberal offices amid calls for peace and neutrality. Gov. Tanner offers Illinois state guard support, while a separate avalanche tragedy near Taiya Heights leaves multiple dead and missing.
Michigan governor urges half million war loan and guards boost
Lansing April 11 Gov Pingree sent a message to the legislature recommending authorization of a war loan of 500000 dollars and recruiting the national guard and volunteer militia to 160 men per company. The house approved the loan bill within thirty minutes, and an increase in naval reserves funding from 2300 to 11000 was also approved. Senate adjourned until Tuesday with no action.
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Lansing
Mich
Pingree
National Guard
Senate
Old Crow Dillon Holds Train For Egg Story
In Lancaster Jim Dillon known as Old Crow recalls a Garrard county ride where a train halted to wait for an old woman to lay one egg. A blue hen on the nest produced the final egg, allowing the passenger to continue to town with a dozen.
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Lancaster
Jim Dillon
Garrard County
Empire State Express
Louisville
Romance Versus Kicks in a Boston Garden
A narrator laments his unrequited love for a woman married to a blunt marquis. He recalls breakfast quarrels over fishballs and onions, tears, and a failed union. He is barred from the garden as he pleads for escape with the beloved. The scene conveys desire and social friction in a curt, dramatic tone.
Cures for Deafness and Asthma Promoted by Advertisers
The item promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure claiming to solve deafness from inflamed Eustachian tubes and offers a hundred dollar reward. It also touts Dr P Harold Hayes asthma treatment claiming long study and home therapy with mail correspondence from Buffalo NY. The Washington Democrat quips about wives reforming husbands.
Allen's Foot-Ease Promises Quick Comfort for Feet
Shake Into Your Shoes Allen's Foot-Ease powder cures painful swollen nervous smarting feet and relieves sting from coins and bunions. It makes tight or new shoes feel easy and treats sweating callous hot tired aching feet. Sold by all druggists and shoe stores 25c Trial package free Allen 8 Olmsted Le Roy NY.
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Allen
Olmsted
le Roy
N. Y
Book ads and moral quips in 19th century sheet
A Washington Democrat note compares a book agent to other ventures while promoting cure products. It lists Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets at 25 cents with refund policy. The Ram's Horn is cited for leisure hours and a warning against fraud in love games.
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Grosvenor
Lentz
Ohio
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Tatya Trail
Military Club
el Imparelal
Independent
Correa
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Peninsula
Canaries
Belearic Islands
Porto Rico
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Lorimer and Mann
War Department
Miler, S
Here
Toledo & Ohio Central
Mr. McCann
Gov
London
Daily Telegraph
Gibraltar
Cristobal Colon
Infanta Maria Teresa
Cadiz
Knoxville
Robert Stratton
Rutledge
Sellersville
Dallas
John B. Rector
District of
Texas
Boston Journal
Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Washington Democrat
P. Harold Hayes
Hayes
Ter
Apa
Buffalo
Hood
America
Baker's
la Belle Chocolatiere
Walter Baker & CO. Ltd
Dorchester
Tass
Charles M. Snyder
J. B. Lippincott Company
Hornet
Roadenbaugh Co
Mancelona
Mra. Pinkham
Mrs. Pinkham
Mrs. Craig
Mrs. Pincllas
Lydia EB. Pinkham
W. P. Waverning
Ferry Ave
Camden
Pingham
Lydia E. Pinkham
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